Wayne Baker

The City Council this week awarded a $309,000 contract to Oliver Construction Co. of Chicago to expand an electrical substation and rebuild a garage on South Shumway Avenue. The project,...

The City Council this week awarded two public works contracts totaling more than $275,000. The city will pay $185,036 to Elburn-based Dempsey Ing Inc., to install a water main in...

Businessmen and land owners along with their hired experts testified Monday that allowing shopping centers anchored by such large chains as Target and Jewel would destroy the city's small-town atmosphere....

The city's planning staff has identified the corridor for a new east-west street that will help development in the southeast corner of town. Now dubbed the "Southeast Pass," the new...

Demolition crews have razed what remained of a rental home near the downtown area after city inspectors late last year declared the property unfit for residence. Now that the owners...

The city is considering reducing by an hour the time limit on six parking spaces on South 1st Avenue to encourage more turnover traffic for a new downtown coffeehouse. The...

The president of the Batavia Park District Board has resigned to accept a new job out of state. Fellow board members lamented the resignation of John M. Murphy, calling him...

The city is studying an alternative method of handling sewage, a move that could save taxpayers as much as $10 million in capital improvements to the existing waste-water treatment plant....

Restaurant patrons will be able to order alcohol along with their Sunday morning brunch thanks to change in the city's liquor code. On a split 6-4 vote, the City Council...

The City Council has filled a six-month vacancy by appointing a man who is likely to be elected to the same seat in the April 4 election. Geneva businessman Peter...